Not-for-Profit Advisory Council

Jennifer Casacchia

Jennifer Casacchia, CPA, is a director with Sikich LLP’s not-for-profit and higher education practices team at the firm’s headquarters in Naperville, Illinois. She has more than 20 years of experience working extensively with a variety of not-for-profit organizations, including associations, cultural and social service organizations, educational institutions, and others. Jennifer is a member of the Illinois CPA Society and serves as a member of the Illinois CPA Society’s Not-for-Profit Content Advisory Group and Not-for-Profit Organizations Committee. Jennifer holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from North Central College. She is a licensed CPA in the state of Illinois.

Contact Jennifer Casacchia at jennifer.casacchia@sikich.com.

Cathy J. Clarke

Cathy Clarke, CPA is the Chief Quality Officer (CQO) for CLA. Her primary responsibility includes overseeing the firm’s quality systems with the Managing Principals of Quality for the services lines. She consults with CLA’s principal group on various quality and risk management issues that reside in the firm’s practice. Cathy is a frequent presenter on risk management and quality issues. Prior to being CQO, Cathy was the Chief Assurance Officer for CLA. In that role, she oversaw the quality control and training for the firm’s assurance and accounting practice. Cathy has specialized in providing consulting, accounting, and auditing services to a variety of clients, with a focus on not-for-profit, health care, and HUD organizations. She also has significant experience in dealing with audit compliance issues and the wide variety of challenges faced by these industries. A graduate of the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management, Cathy is past chair of the AICPA's Not-for-Profit Industry Expert Panel.

Contact Cathy Clarke at cathy.clarke@claconnect.com.

Alyssa Federico
Alyssa Federico, CPA serves as Senior Vice President for Finance at Foundation For The Carolinas in Charlotte, NC. Her primary responsibilities include serving as the Foundation's financial point of contact for client relationships and other accounting-related issues. She manages the daily activities of the finance team, oversees the internal controls of the Foundation and ensures adequate controls exist. Federico holds a bachelors degree in accounting and a masters of professional accountancy in taxation from the University of Utah. She has more than 20 years of experience in auditing and not-for-profit accounting. She spent five years in the field of public accounting. She currently serves as Board Chair for the Finance, Administration and Operations Group (FAOG), a national network of community foundation finance, administrative and investment professionals; as a finance and audit committee member for Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and CharlotteWorks; and as a member of the FASB Not-for-Profit Advisory Council.

Contact Alyssa Federico at afederico@fftc.org.

Jennifer Hoffman

Jennifer Hoffman, CPA, serves as partner in Grant Thornton’s Northeast Higher Education and Not-for-Profit Industry Practice. She also serves as Northeast leader of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion initiative. Having served clients in the not-for-profit sector for more than 20 years, Jennifer has worked with social service and religious organizations, foundations, higher education institutions, and numerous other nonprofit organizations. She is a frequent speaker at industry events, including the annual AICPA Not-for-Profit Industry Conference. Jennifer received a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University at Albany. She serves as chair of the AICPA’s Not-for-Profit Industry Expert Panel and as a member of various AICPA task forces, including the Not-for-Profit Revenue Recognition Task Force. Jennifer also serves as Vice Chair of the Board and Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee of the Catholic Health Systems Continuing Care Division of Long Island; on the Steering Committee of the Long Island Women’s Collaborative; and on the Accounting Advisory Board at the University at Albany.

Contact Jen Hoffman at jennifer.Hoffman@us.gt.com. 

Betsy Krisher
Betsy Krisher is President and Director of Nonprofit Services of Maher Duessel, a Pennsylvania firm specializing in service to not-for-profit organizations and governmental entities. A licensed CPA in Pennsylvania for more than 30 years, Krisher has extensive experience with not-for-profit organizations including foundations, environmental and human service agencies, and associations, as well as community development, arts/humanities, religious, and member-based organizations. Krisher serves on several committees of the AICPA and the PICPA, including the AICPA’s Tax Resource Panel for Exempt Organizations. She previously served on the AICPA’s Non-Profit Expert Panel/Audit Guide Revision Task Force. A Leadership Pittsburgh graduate, Krisher also volunteers her time with Board service for the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. She speaks annually to various organizations on not-for-profit accounting and tax matters.

Contact Betsy Krisher at bkrisher@md-cpas.com.

Carolyn Mollen
Carolyn Mollen, CPA is the Vice President for Finance & Administration and Treasurer at Resources for the Future (RFF). She specializes in not-for-profit accounting and operations issues, with an emphasis on financial reporting, budgeting, and talent management. Prior to joining RFF, Carolyn was the chief financial officer at Independent Sector. She previously served as a manager with CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in their outsourcing department where she gained broad experience with many nonprofit organizations. Carolyn is a member of the FASB Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee. She also is a member of the board of directors at the Greater Washington Society of CPAs, where she chairs the Nonprofit Financial Accountability Task Force and previously served as chair of both the Not-for-Profit Section and the Not-for-Profit Symposium. In addition to her professional memberships, Carolyn serves as president for Travelling Players Ensemble, a nonprofit theater camp. She earned her bachelor of arts at the College of William and Mary, a certificate in accounting from the University of Virginia, and a master of public administration from George Mason University. She is a licensed CPA in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Contact Carolyn Mollen at mollen@rff.org.

Dave Moja (Chair)
Dave Moja is a CPA in Georgia, Florida, and Colorado. At Moja & Company he works closely with private colleges and seminaries. He is a member of the AICPA's Not-for-Profit Advisory Council and a former member of the IRS' Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Governmental Entities (ACT). Dave conducts workshops and delivers products on Form 990, financial statement issues, executive compensation, political issues, and unrelated business activities. He speaks extensively at accounting and tax seminars across the country, including the AICPA’s annual Not-for-Profit Industry Conference and Governmental and Not-for-Profit Training Program; the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals, Christian Leadership Alliance National Conference, National Association of College and University Business Officers annual Tax Forum; and the Florida Institute of CPAs annual not-for-profit conference. Dave earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida State University.

Contact Dave Moja at dave@mojacpa.com.

Cheryl R. Olson
Cheryl Olson, CPA, CGMA is the Director, Solutions Strategist for Clark Nuber, PS, providing operational, financial, technology, and governance advisory services. Prior to joining Clark Nuber, she was Director, Council Financial Consulting at the Girl Scouts of the United States of America. For more than twenty years, she has dedicated her career to the not-for-profit sector in a variety of roles, serving as volunteer, consultant, assistant executive director, chief financial officer, auditor and tax accountant. Cheryl holds licenses in Oregon, Washington and New York. She frequently shares her knowledge as an advisor, writer, and presenter, and she is one of the AICPA Not-for-Profit Certificate Program instructors. Additionally, she is a member of the Oregon Society of CPAs Not-for-Profit Committee and previously served as both Committee and Conference Chair. Cheryl serves as a member of the Finance Committee for the Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington. She graduated from the University of the Pacific with a bachelor’s degree in business and public administration, with a concentration in accounting, and is Past President of the Alumni Club, Portland, OR Chapter.

Contact Cheryl Olson at colson@clarknuber.com.

Ksenia Popke
Ksenia Popke, CPA, JD, is an audit partner in Eide Bailly LLP's not-for-profit organizations practice, and a member of the firm's Not-for-Profit Technical Issues Committee. Ksenia serves a broad array of not-for-profit entities, including public and private foundations, educational, cultural and performing arts, health and human services, scientific and research, and federally-funded not-for-profit organizations. She was a member of the Advisory Board for the School of Accountancy, Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, and is the immediate past Chair of the Art Students’ League of Denver Board of Directors. Ksenia received the Colorado Society of CPAs “CPAs Make a Difference” and “Women to Watch” awards recognizing her as an emerging female leader for her community service and engagement. She received her master of accountancy degree from the University of Denver, and her juris doctor from the Ural State Law Academy. Ksenia enjoys building rich personal relationships, applying her extensive knowledge to effect creative solutions to complex problems, and sharing colorful stories of life growing up in Russia.

Contact Ksenia Popke at KPopke@eidebailly.com.

Paul Preziotti
Paul Preziotti, CPA, is a partner in the multi-office CPA firm, Johnson Lambert LLP. He is responsible for providing audit and consulting services to not-for-profit entities and employee benefit plans. He has significant experience serving as an advisor for organizations on a variety of issues including risk assessment, governance, compliance, and internal control considerations. Paul is a frequent speaker on audit and accounting topics at various industry conferences and seminars. He is also an AICPA Leadership Academy alumnus and is a past chair for the Greater Washington Society of CPAs Nonprofit Finance & Accounting Symposium. Additionally, Paul serves as a board member and Treasurer for St. John's Community Services, a board member for FAR (formerly the Finance & Administration Roundtable), and a member of the governance team at the Radiation Effects Research Foundation. Paul received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Bachelor in International Business degrees from the University of Maryland.

Contact Paul Preziotti at ppreziotti@johnsonlambert.com.

Brian Yacker
Brian Yacker, CPA/JD  has nearly 30 years of tax, legal and accounting experience in serving nonprofits. Currently, he is a Nonprofit Tax Partner at Baker Tilly. His areas of expertise include public support test calculations and planning; preparation of reasonable compensation studies; governance best practices consultation; recommendations regarding effective bylaws; conducting of nonprofit governance check-ups; compliance with the §501(h) lobbying safe harbor; proper functional expense allocations; helping nonprofits through IRS and state Attorney General audits; maximizing charity watchdog ratings; preparation of federal and state tax exemption applications; conducting of unrelated business income revenue stream studies; and the proper internal and external reporting of special event fundraisers. Brian is actively involved in the AAA-CPA, the TE/GE EO Council, the AICPA EO Tax Technical Resource Panel, the AICPA Not-for-Profit Advisory Council, and the ABA Exempt Organizations Committee, and he serves on the Board of Directors for California Rural Legal Assistance and the Northwood Little League. Brian earned his bachelor's degree in finance and marketing from the University of Virginia and his juris doctor from the Indiana University School of Law (Bloomington). His personal interests include hiking, camping, sports memorabilia collecting, playing fantasy sports, Asian cooking, and spending time with his wife, two daughters, son, and two dogs.

Contact Brian Yacker at brian.yacker@bakertilly.com.